You can call me Faiz or you can call me f dot - your choice. I'm an artist, graphic designer, photographer, amateur chef, and story teller. I visualize my thoughts and create them in branding, interface design, illustrations, and pretty much anything else you can think of, well I try to at least!
I have a couple of sides to my personality, the precise and structured perfectionist, as well as the laid back and quirky side. I can easily mold my work into either style depending on the project and I think that ability allows me to relate to pretty much anyone who views my stuff. Stepping outside of my comfort zone with design is something I'm not afraid to do. I think one is truly passionate about something when they're never willing to settle; they go above and beyond what they need to do every single day and that's how I am with art + design. This is my passion and I love what I do and I will always be in the pursuit of perfecting my craft.
Aylaan, Villa Park, IL, US, Lead Designer / Co Founder
Developed and designed all in-house brand guidelines including logo, business papers, website, promotional emails, online and print coupons, presentations, social media pages. As well as PPC campaigns using Google Adwords, Google Analytics, Bing Ads and Facebook Ads
Researched current design trends and led design for comprehensive web experiences as well as print design with a focus on non-profit organizations and small businesses.
Managed and mentored an intern with emphasis on design trends and techniques for web and print design.
Demonstrated an ability to assimilate quickly into a new environment depending on need. Partial list of responsibilities: branding, graphic design, web/UI design, social media design, Illustration, photography, design consultation, design and business strategy.
Cleu Alarm, Interface Designer (Freelance)
Developed and created designs for interface, UX, all icons, and branding elements for iOS 7 refresh. Redesigned website (cleu.com) and photographed most of the weather conditions for the backgrounds.
Successfully collaborated with iOS developers to create a minimalist yet intuitive alarm app that has been featured in Tech Vibes, Chicago Sun-Times, and Mac | Life.
Best Buy District 92, Art-of-the-Demo Photography Contest, 1st Place
Illustrator of the Year, Honorable Mention
Longman Publishing Award, Award
ESSAI Magazine Cover Design, Award
